Hi, I need some help with Linux. 1. I need a linux distro that will be like real easy to install
and should have support for ntfs preferably built-in. (I know its installed on ext3) 2. It should
have support for nVidia Graphics card. Most of the linux I tried fail even to boot up. They
don't recognize my graphics card. my specs are : QUOTE Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz
2 GB Ram XFX 650i Ultra Motherboard XFX 8600 GT (512 MB) Graphics Card. It should support
all this /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggri...

Linux is becoming such a craze nowadays that not even a single day passes without one or other
distribution releasing a new version. But why is it failing so miserably in the desktop arena. The
answer lies in three reasons. 1. The plethora of distributions -
Redhat,Debian,Ubuntu,Suse,Gentoo,Knoppix - everbody and his uncle is coming out with new ones. 2.
The lack of backward compatibility - I had Redhat 7.3 running. I upgraded to Redhat 9. Many
applications had to be recompiled. You ask my mom to recompile applications - She will throw out
Linux and take Windows anyday. ...

About three years ago I decided to learn how to use Linux and after a lot of posts on a forum I
tried Ubuntu Linux as it was recommended as a good first Linux distro. Ubuntu is not the easiest
Linux distro to use but with its unmatched forum community support it is one of the easiest to learn
to use. One of the problems with learning Linux is that a lot of users have an attitude that Linux
should be a free Windows knock off which it is not. Ubuntu is build on a Linix core or kernel and is
a different Open Source and free as in to use operating system. This brings us to t...

Hello, i have Debian "Sarge" in a DvD, and i want to install it in my dell d600 but i want to know
if all this hardware is supported, or is better if i first donwload all that i goint to need,
because if i install it but my lan adapters doesn't work then i will have some difficulties:
This is my system Centrino LCD SXGA (1400x1050) Pentium M Banias 1.6 FSB 400 Mainboard i855PM ATI
RADEON 9000 AUDIO SIGMATEL 9750 Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3A MINI PCI Broadcom 570X Gigabit
Thank's for your help!!...

Before i start i want to make sure you understand this is not a what OS is better this is a what is
better at certain things and your reasons why. I would also like to know more about Linux because
i'm slightly confused on it. Will it mess my computer up if i install it, dont like it, and
uninstall it? OK on with the topic. I own a Mac and work on one for many hours a day, but had
always used a Windows based system since well i was 5 and i remember my father using DOS to run Duke
Nukem haha. So i know my way around it. Here is my Pros and Cons list Windows: Pros...

I've just recently tried linux and I must say I"m really impressed with the new KDE and Gnome
environments, as well as the shere number of OSS available. I'm really excited about devling
deeper into this more stable and efficient OS; This coming from a windows user since it's dawn.
I've started with Gentoo 2006.0 to get my feet wet, and I'm planning to grab the new Fedora
Core 5 when I get a chance (as well as more cd's/dvd's) - it was recommended to me.
Anyways, what linux flavor do you prefer and why ? ...

I first tried Linux a few years ago, not because I was completely against Windows or anything like
that, but just because I had some free time on my hands. I started off with Mandrake 9.0 which was
very user friendly and Windows-like. After reading through a bunch of message boards and learning
which distros are good for what, I soon realized my current distro was great for Linux noobs. So
then I decided to try something a little more advanced like Slackware which I knew had a steep
learning curve. Since then I've been using Slackware as my main OS and couldn't ...

Well, a while back I started to get into Linux and tried out a few distros and found my perfect one.
Linux Mint, a Ubuntu based distro that uses the same packages and repositories I believe. The latest
version, Daryna, it based on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. My laptop is a Compaq Presario C714NR with a
BCM94311MCG WLAN Mini-PCI wireless card built in. It came with Windows Vista Home Premium and I
bought it around December. Well, I finally got my wireless internet working using this tutorial:
The tutorial was very simple and it did what it was supposed to do. I recommend doi...

Is there any way to install linux and win xp together on just one computer?...

OTE: This is not a how-to guide of any kind! As lot of people here seem to be new to GNU/Linux
and I've seen quite a lot misunderstandings, I decided to write a little Frequently Asked
Questions to raise general knowledge about the system. I tried to include only the very basics. I
hope you will find this useful. Q: What is Linux? A: Linux is a free operating system released
under GPL (General Public Licence), originally developed by Finnish student Linus Torvalds in 1991
for hobby. It is freely available and can be modified by anyone as long as modified version...

hey trapsters, a few months ago, i reinstalled my laptop because i noticed it was getting
considerably laggy. i first installed xp, however i didn't have the time to install ubuntu as
well (dual boot) until around about a week ago. for some reason, however, my ubuntu 7.10 takes an
awfully long time to boot. firstly, after the splash (ubuntu logo and loading bar), the common unix
printing system (cupsd) takes about 30secs - 1min to load. then, once typing in my username and
password, ubuntu goes through this very strange process of desktop switching before i actuall...

As some of you may know, I took the dive towards Ubuntu on my main computer at home, an HP Pavilion
zd8000. I was reluctant before because I thought that Windows held most of my wanted programs
hostage, but after realizing that most of what I do (basic use, Internet, Photoshop, occasional
gaming) could be done with Linux, I decided to close my eyes and leap. And what a leap it has been.
After installing Ubuntu 7.10, going through the hassle of getting my proprietary drivers to work,
and realizing that my Logitech MX3200 keyboard and mouse combo wouldn't work togethe...

Go to http://www.Linux.org/dist/list.html Linux is packaged in different distributions one of my
favorite is http://musix.org.ar/en/index.html it is full of powerful art producing software like
http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/ and many more. many of the Linux distributions have what is called
live CDs these are Linux Distributions You can run from Your CD ROM on Your windows system. You put
the CD in before You boot then when You boot Your computer the CD boots up Linux and Linux now will
recognize all Your hardware. You just download the MusixGNU+Linux1.0r2_Stable....

Hi, I just found out this nice software which allows you to install Ubuntu from Windows as any other
application. I haven't tried it personally though, because I'm already running Linux, but
some of you may want to check it out. Here it is: http://wubi-installer.org/ I hope it helps
somebody....

Well, I've tried Ubuntu Gutsy and Windows Vista. I liked Ubuntu but I think that it needs more
work to become a "real" OS, I mean, u need to know many code to can use it properly, I have 2PCs in
one I've Windows Vista (my main laptop) and in my secondary PC (desktop) I've Ubuntu and
Windows XP (dual-boot). Give ur opinion about this OS.!...

Okay i recently bought a godaddy hosting account. Now my question is whats the difference between
the Linux OS hosting, and the Windows OS hosting?...

Please help me how to set dns server in linuk slackware Moved from what is.. forum to operating
systems. Please note that what is... section is not to ask question but to explain things. Also,
Just writing these one-liners doesnt contribute much in the forum, so make sure that when you ask
question you have to be explain each and everything and then only someone will be able to help you. ...

Hi, When I get my new computer soon I wan't to get XP, however, I also want to have Linux since
I used it a couple of times and I thought it was good. Trouble is there are so many versions out
there that I don't know which one I should pick. Ubuntu i've heard is very good but I wanted
to ask the trap17 community first to see which version you think I should get?...

After loosing my temper with XP i completely re-installed my pc with... an operating system called
ubuntu Its Really good ive got a plugin called Beryl well i wont explain ill show go to youtube and
search "ubuntu beryl" I hope you fall in love with it like i did! i will never turn back!
Anyone worried about compatibility? Well theres a windows simulator called WINE that you install
into ubuntu and you can install aplications for windows in that! FREE really? yup
/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> a...

Here's a good question: Is Linux better at utilizing hardware efficiently to produce optimal
performance out of your components. I hear a lot about Mac OSX being so much better with Intel
processors and yada yada, but I don't know if this is true or if a bunch of Mac elitists said a
bunch of crap and ran with it. I don't think there are actual comparable benchmarks, but if
there are, where does Linux lie in the hardware efficiency race? (Or is it dependent on which Linux
distribution it is, like how XP still beats Vista in performance?)...

Hello! I've been using Ubuntu Edgy like for a week, and I would like to install Beryl, but
I don't know how to do it! I've installed Samba and other stuff and also add Ubuntu to
my Windows Network, I know a lot about Windows but Linux looks a little strange for me. If anyone
knows about Ubuntu 7.10 please help me 'cause I really want to get Beryl, I already made the
test of the aceleration or like that and it says yes, I'm able to install Beryl but don't
know how to. /huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh:" border="0" alt=...

I am considering installing Ubuntu Linux to run as a double boot on my new laptop. I purchased the
laptop with Vista Home Premium and I need to keep it for some of my games and software. Ex. Guild
Wars, Halo, Visual C++ Express. I am just wanting to run Linux to see what it is like and I am
wondering whether or not I could run Vista and Linux on the same hard drive. I have at least 70GB of
space left and my C partition contaisn about 103 GB. I just bought the laptop a few days ago. I am
just wanting to know this because I am thinking of getting Linux and possibly an exte...

I am at a situation now where by I am undecided whether continue using windows. I have always been a
Windows Fan all my life until some months back when I started delving into the Linux world and wat I
found in there was quite very impressing. When you talk about 3-D desktop environments and security
and some real col stuffs like widgets and things like that, Linux has got it all. But for a few
softwares, I would have said bye bye to windows months back. I need help here in making this
decision. Is there any software in Linux that conviniently replace MS Encarta? or En...

I had been a Mandriva Linux fan for many years. But since the quality of its product became worse in
2005, I dropped it. Recently I was told that Mandriva Linux is from good to better in 2007, so I
want to try it again. So do you know when Mandriva Linux 2008 will be released?...

OK heres the layout... i want linux, i have a CD with it on it i go to load it on my lap top, *its
bootable* and i get thru everything installs and such, but when its done it shows a black screen
with 2 white squares about half a inch long and half a inch wide, 2 of them apart from each other
now when i reboot and take the CD out, there is no OS asks for a OS disk, it is called ubuntu. +
where would i go about getting a *free* program to make a CD bootable so that i can download another
thing of linux and also, which should i get? please answer this is vary confuseing ...

It's the Novell first time shipped the Real Time. So I don't think it is at the most
effective coding for this release. Althrough it should without any critical issues. But I will wait
until it's service pack or next release. QUOTE Novell Tuesday released SUSE Linux
Enterprise Real Time 10, its open source operating system tuned for high-performance applications.
Novell is targeting the platform at vertical industries looking to support applications that need
the highest reliability and performance, including those in the financial services industry. N...

Hello, In this tutorial I will show you how to install Compiz Fusion onto Ubuntu Linux version 7.10
with an ATI Graphics card. Requirements: Ubuntu Linux 7.10 You use an ATI Graphics Card To
start off, all these scripts should be ran in terminal. Terminal is accessed by clicking on:
Applications Accessories Terminal We will be putting the prefix of sudo on before the codes.
This makes it run as an administrator, as Ubuntu doesn't allow direct access to the accounts.
First of all if you haven't already, enable the restricted driver for the ATI Graph...

Hi, I am using Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS version. and I want to say that this one is really a great
OS to try linux. This is the perfect OS to compare with Windows XP. I have both WindowsXP and Ubuntu
6.06. I had also tried other Linux distro, but found this one is really a nice one. I am fully
satisfied with Ubuntu Linux. Please share your experiance with Ubuntu Linux here....